Tanya Firth

02/05/2025

Stunning garden!

15/04/2025

11/04/2025

14/03/2025

Today is the start of and we're celebrating the heart and soul of England's visitor experience - our qualified tourist guides!

Passionate professionals, storytellers, historians, cultural ambassadors and commentators who make every visit to the UK unforgettable!

VisitEngland

15/08/2024

Castles Tour- See Dover Castle, an 11th-century castle, steeped in history and grandeur! As England's largest castle, it showed medieval splendor under Henry II. In WWII, it played a pivotal role in the Dunkirk evacuation. Explore its fascinating past! 🏰 https://bit.ly/PrepcoCastles

18/04/2024

A gorgeous picture by travellerray. The Hamo de Hythe door at sunset.

11/12/2023

Statue of Geoffrey Chaucer, dressed as a Canterbury pilgrim, on the Christmas-clad corner of Best Lane and the High Street, Canterbury.

Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1340s - 1400) was poet, author, civil servant, courtier, diplomat, a member of parliament, philosopher, astronomer and French POW in the 100 Years War.

He is known as the "father of English literature" and he was the first writer to be buried in Poets' Corner, at Westminster Abbey.

No surprises there, given his literary significance and innovative writing style (eg the accentual-syllabic metre and five stress lines, his 'rhyme royal', realism in character and language, blending b***y humour with serious topics).

We're also not surprised that there's a crater on the far side of the moon named after him, and despite dying more than 620 years ago, he has a solid Facebook fan base.

📷 Tanya Firth https://britainsbestguides.org/guides/tanya-firth/

18/10/2023

It’s great to have such a hotel on our doorstep! 👏🌟

A historic manor house hotel has been named the best country retreat in the world fighting off competition from estates in Majorca and France.

13/10/2023

Longitude 0º

On this day in 1884, 41 delegates from 25 countries met in Washington DC for the International Meridian Conference. By the end of the conference, Greenwich had been voted Longitude 0º, the Prime Meridian Line, where east meets west. A significant moment in the global history of navigation and timekeeping.

Discover time and space at Greenwich with
https://britainsbestguides.org/tour/greenwich/

13/09/2023

That’s exciting! I wish I could find it in my old suitcase!

20/04/2023

20/04/2023